Regulation 2
Definitions
of Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015
Subregulation 1
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“appellate court” means the court to which an appeal against a decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court is to be made under section 29C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969;
Definition
“Central Provident Fund Board” means the Central Provident Fund Board constituted under section 3 of the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36);
Definition
“client account” has the same meaning as in rule 2(1) of the Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) Rules (R 8);
Definition
“conveyancing account”, “conveyancing (CPF) account” and “conveyancing money” have the same meanings as in rule 2(2) of the Conveyancing and Law of Property (Conveyancing) Rules 2011 (G.N. No. S 391/2011);
Definition
“equity holding director”, in relation to a law corporation or a foreign law practice constituted as a corporation, means a director of the law corporation or foreign law practice who holds equity interests in the law corporation or foreign law practice (as the case may be);
Definition
“foreign group practice” means 2 or more licensed foreign law practices which practise in mutual cooperation, and which expressly practise as a group under a group name;
Definition
“relevant appeal”, “relevant proceedings” and “Singapore International Commercial Court” have the same meanings as in section 36O(1) of the Act;
Definition
“section 36P(1A) proceedings” means any relevant proceedings, relevant appeal, or proceedings that are preliminary to any relevant proceedings or relevant appeal, prescribed by the Legal Profession (Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014 (G.N. No. S 851/2014) for the purposes of section 36P(1A) of the Act;
Definition
“Singapore group practice” means 2 or more Singapore law practices which practise in mutual cooperation, and which expressly practise as a group under a group name, and includes a group practice (however constituted) referred to in rule 41(15).
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of these Rules, a law corporation and a law firm (being a sole proprietorship) are related if —
every shareholder of the law corporation is the sole proprietor, a consultant or an employee of the law firm; and
every director, consultant or employee of the law corporation is the sole proprietor, a consultant or an employee of the law firm.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of these Rules, a law corporation and a law firm (being a partnership of 2 or more solicitors) are related if —
every shareholder of the law corporation is a partner, a consultant or an employee of the law firm; and
every director, consultant or employee of the law corporation is a partner, a consultant or an employee of the law firm.
Subregulation 4
For the purposes of these Rules, a law corporation and a limited liability law partnership are related if —
either of the following applies:
the limited liability law partnership is the sole shareholder of the law corporation;
every shareholder of the law corporation is a partner, a consultant or an employee of the limited liability law partnership; and
every director, consultant or employee of the law corporation is a partner, a consultant or an employee of the limited liability law partnership.
Subregulation 5
For the purposes of these Rules, 2 law corporations are related if —
either of the following applies:
the first law corporation is the sole shareholder of the second law corporation;
every shareholder of the second law corporation is either or both of the following:
a shareholder of the first law corporation;
a director, a consultant or an employee of the first law corporation; and
every director, consultant or employee of the second law corporation is a director, a consultant or an employee of the first law corporation.